Microsoft Outlook 2010 is the release of Microsoft's popular Outlook platform that debuted in July 2010. New features in this edition include ribbon interfaces in all views, a programmatically accessible Navigation Pane, and improved social networking features.
Questions tagged [outlook-2010]
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CSS padding is not working as expected in Outlook
I have the following html in an email template.
I am getting different view in MS Outlook and in Gmail for the same.

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how to display background color in outlook 2010 html email?
My problem is related to Microsoft Outlook 2010. Actually I want to publish my HTML newsletter in Outlook 2010, but the main problem which I am facing is styling problem it's not showing color and all when the newsletter is published in Outlook…

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VSTO Outlook addin need to save settings, best way?
I'm writing a VSTO Outlook add in and i need to save some settings the addin gets from a web service. What is the best way to do this. Registry? does the VSTO addin have full access to do something like that? Maybe a file containing the…

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Outlook calendar disappear from inbox after accept the request
Outlook 2010 and 2010+ versions seem to remove meeting request emails from your inbox once you accept or decline the invite.
How do I prevent these from being removed and keep them in my inbox?
Usually the meeting invite also contains useful…

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How do I get MS Outlook to accept the CSS style display:block?
I am composing an HTML email using a service (MailChimp). The way that MailChimp marks up headings is to use a SPAN tag and gives the tag the inline style of display:block.
MS Outlook 2010 ignores this style. I cannot find any work around. Thus,…

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Break long words in html email in outlook 2010
I'm taking end user input and inserting it into an HTML email. But if the end user enters a long URL or really long word, it breaks my HTML layout in Outlook 2010 by extending the column or div beyond the width specified.
In Chrome, Firefox, IE7+,…

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Read Outlook Events via Python
Outlook has some things to desire - like showing multiple month view
I decided to give it a try by pulling out the event data via Python (and then figure a way to display it nicely). Google is giving poor results.
My goals are:
read a shared…

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Getting/Creating an Outlook Application in Windows 7
I'm trying to get the current running version of Outlook or start up Outlook in case it is not running, but I am having some issues in getting or creating the Outlook Application object in Windows 7. I think it has something to do with the user…

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How to open Outlook's new mail window with prepopulated attachment
I need to open a new email window with a prepopulated attachment when a user clicks some button or link in my application.

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Can only send email via Outlook if Outlook is open
I want to use send emails via Outlook as described here. It works fine as long as I have already opened Outlook. So for example if Outlook is minimized and I execute my code, then I can send an email just fine. But if Outlook is closed, then I get…

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Adding a Tab to the Outlook 2010 Ribbon?
I'm trying to create an Outlook 2010 addin that adds a new tab to the ribbon. I found out how I can add my groups to an existing tab by setting the OfficeId to "TabMail" or something built-in, but I don't want to modify existing tabs.
I've now set…

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Outlook using rules not showing new message alert in system tray
I created a few rules for Microsoft Outlook 2010, that specific mails go to specific folders. This works fine, but I don't get an alert in system tray when I have new mails.
Is there a way to fix this?

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Drag-and-Drop multiple Attached File From Outlook to C# Window Form
I Use following code for single file drag and drop.
private void FormRegion2_DragEnter_1(object sender, DragEventArgs e)
{
if (e.Data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.FileDrop))
{ e.Effect = DragDropEffects.Copy; }
// or…

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How to capture an email
I've created a basic Custom Task Pane in Outlook.
I want to drag an email and drop it into the task pane. When dropped, it should allow me to capture the email as an object I guess, allowing me to do stuff with it, as in save to a sharepoint…

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How to add a button to a pre-existing tab on ribbon (C#)?
I've successfully created a new tab and put it next to the pre-existing ones. Then I realized that I'll only have one button on it, so it makes more sense (for now) to put it on the Home tab. Didn't really get that to work though.
I've tried to…
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